News The sentence will be backdated to October 16, 2019, when he was provisionally suspended by the ICC Qadeer Ahmed, the UAE medium pacer, has been banned for five years by the ICC for committing six breaches of the governing body’s anti-corruption code. Ahmed’s ban will be backdated to October 16, 2019, when he was provisionally suspended by the ICC along with his colleagues Mohammad Naveed and Shaiman Anwar, both…
News How, where and when to watch Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings live match at 7.30 PM IST on April 21, 2021 The Kolkata Knight Riders will be keen to avoid a hat-trick of defeats when they take on the in-form Chennai Super Kings in Mumbai, in the second match of the day on Wednesday. While the Knight Riders succumbed to two losses after winning their opener, the…
Babar Azam had become the No.1 ODI batter last week © AFP/Getty Images Pakistan captain Babar Azam has moved up by a place to second spot in the ICC men’s rankings for T20I batters. Azam’s record-breaking 122 off 59 balls against South Africa in the third T20I saw him gain 47 points to displace Australia’s Aaron Finch from the second position. Azam was the highest run-scorer in the four-match series,…
News Middle-order batter could also play two Championship games; James Harris joins Glamorgan on loan Gloucestershire have announced the signing of Glenn Phillips, the New Zealand batter, for the duration of their T20 Blast campaign. Phillips, 24, dislodged Ross Taylor to become a member of New Zealand’s first-choice T20I side this season, playing all 14 of their home fixtures and hitting 108 off 51 balls against West Indies. He will…
Report Abdul Samad missed out with a hamstring injury Punjab Kings chose to bat vs Sunrisers Hyderabad KL Rahul, the Punjab Kings captain, chose to bat on a pitch he expected to slow down in the second innings. Still trying to figure out their best XI, the Kings made three changes from their last match. Moises Henriques and Fabian Allen, both playing their first games for the franchise, replaced the…
Report Sean Williams opted to chase against Pakistan on a surface that he expected to flatten out in the afternoon Zimbabwe chose to bowl v Pakistan Sean Williams opted to chase against Pakistan on a surface that he expected to flatten out in the afternoon in the series opener. Zimbabwe had a new opening pair after Brendan Taylor was ruled out with illness. Wesley Madhevere will play his first T20I…
News Ben Stokes undergoes “successful” surgery; Jofra Archer continues rehab at Sussex Dom Sibley has been ruled out of Warwickshire’s next two County Championship matches after sustaining a broken finger at Trent Bridge last week. Sibley, the England opening batter, broke the finger – the middle one on his right hand – when dropping a chance in the slip cordon. Although he was padded up and prepared to come in…
News How, where and when to watch Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad live match at 3.30 PM IST on April 21, 2021 The Punjab Kings will be hoping to turn the tables around in a new venue when they meet the Sunrisers Hyderabad in a clash of two bottom dwellers on Tuesday. While the Sunrisers are yet to open their account, the Kings have won one from three matches. Moving…
Mominul Haque’s side went with a rare six-five batter-bowler combination © BCB Bangladesh chose to bat vs Sri Lanka Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque opted to bat first against Sri Lanka in the first Test in Pallekele. The visitors picked a rare six-five batter-bowler combination by selecting Abu Jayed, Taskin Ahmed and Ebadat Hossain in the three-man pace attack, apart from the spinners Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Taijul Islam. They also…
News The one-day and T20 competitions aim to make use of the dry season in the Top End Kurtis Patterson and Lloyd Pope are among the players nominated to take part in the new Northern Territory Cricket 365 programme during the Australian winter. The new venture, which will take place between June and August, aims to make use of the dry season in northern Australia at a time when it…